C. difficile (C. diff) is a bacterial infection that affects nearly half a million Americans each year. Paradoxically, treatment for the disease often uses strong antibiotics—yet antibiotic use is a major risk factor for contracting the disease. Despite issuing warnings three years ago, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the first-ever standardized…
FDA Approved Fecal Therapy for C. Diff vs. Healthy Preventative Options
National Survey Finds Finds 28% Personally Know of a Death Caused by COVID-19 Vaccines
A Rasmussen Reports survey of 1,000 American Adults was conducted on December 28-30, 2022. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC, and is considered valid and representative of American sentiment. Consistent with…
A Diet That Beats Mediterranean Diet in Cutting Visceral Fat
The Mediterranean diet can help lose weight, protect the heart, and prevent chronic diseases such as diabetes and dementia. It is recognized as the best diet overall. However, a modified version called the “Green Mediterranean Diet” is more effective in getting rid of visceral fat—one of the factors that cause many chronic diseases. The Green…
Normal Blood Sugar Can Still Lead to Prediabetes, 2 Common Symptoms to Watch For
Do you feel hungry before meals and drowsy after meals? If this happens all the time, you may have insulin resistance in your body, which is considered prediabetes. Many people have pre-diabetes even if their blood sugar tests are normal. Be aware if you have the symptoms mentioned here. Why Is There Insulin Resistance When…
It’s OK to Aim Lower With Your New Year’s Exercise Resolutions
One of the most popular new year’s resolutions is to exercise more. Many of us set ambitious goals requiring a big, regular commitment, but then abandon them because they’re too much to fit in. Plans to exercise more in the new year are often broken within a month. So how can we exercise more regularly…
Natural Remedies for Depression
You can’t watch TV these days without seeing advertisements for pharmaceutical treatments for depression. The current ads offer drugs to take in addition to the drugs you’re already taking that aren’t working. This would be funny if depression wasn’t widespread, incapacitating, and potentially fatal. It would be funnier still if these pharmaceuticals weren’t linked to…
“Let’s Be Clear: An Anti-Vaccine Lobby Owns the Internet Right Now.”– Dr. Hotez
A long time ago I read an essay in the New Criterion whose title—“The apostle of inversion”—stuck with me. It was a review of Edmund White’s biography of the French writer, Jean Genet. I was reminded of this essay when I listened to Joe Rogan’s recent conversation with Dr. Peter Hotez. The description of Genet’s characters struck…
Meditation’s Surprising Effect on Cancer
Cancer leaves many wounds. And while we have a tendency to focus only on the physical effects that cancer causes, anyone who has battled cancer will tell you that the emotional scars can be just as jarring. Beginning the first day you hear those words, “You have cancer,” the world as you knew it is suddenly turned…
This Is Why You Have Gray Hair
Gray hair is a rite of passage that happens to virtually everyone by the age of 50 (and usually starts much sooner). Despite its commonality, why hair grays has remained much of a mystery, until now. STORY AT-A-GLANCE An international team of researchers has discovered the first gene linked to gray hair The gene has…
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Former Opera Singer: Shen Yun ‘Soprano’s Voice Was Divine, as If It Came From Heaven“
BERLIN—Former opera singer Werner Heinen took his daughter to see a performance by the renowned Shen Yun Performing Arts on New Year’s Eve 2022 in Berlin, Germany, and was deeply impressed. “As an artist, I have to say that I admire them very much. Every Shen Yun artist impressed me, especially with their discipline and…